Heater for curling-irons.



A. 6L G. SCHERBER.

A HEATER FoPl CURLING lRoNs.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14.l 1916 widmen@ mz mmm-s urns m. rnomumn, wasnwanm. n t

f fr union ALOIS SCHERBER AND GEORG-E SCHERBER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HEATER FOR CURLING-IRONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Application filed March 14, 1916. Serial No. 84,225.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALois SCHERBEP. and GEORGE SCHERBER. citizens of the yUnited States, residing at New York, in

the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Heaters for Curling-Irons, of which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in heaters and has particular application to a gas heater for heating curling irons and similar implements.

In carrying' out the present invention, it is our purpose t-o provide a heater. of the class described which may be readily and conveniently carried about, whereby the implements may be heated in a comparatively short time and with a minimum consumption of gas and which will be constructed in such manner as to prevent discoloring of the implement during' the heating thereof.

It is also our purpose to provide a gas heater of the type set forth which will embrace the desired features of simplicity, efficiency and durability, which will be light in weight, and which will embody comparatively few parts and these so arranged and correlated as to reduce thev possibility of derangement to a minimum.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying' drawing; Figure l is a view in side elevation of a heater constructed. in accordance with our present invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view therethrough. Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view through the same. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the handle member. F ig. 5 isa fragmentary side elevation of a modified form of heater.

Referring now to the drawing' in detail, 1 designates a burner tube having one end closed and the other end connected with a supply hose 3. Interposed between the supply hose 3 and the tube 1 is a cut-oft' valve 2. The upper portion of the circular wall of the tube 1 is formed with apertures through which the gas passes to be ignited. Formed integral with the tube l adjacent to the opposite ends thereof, or otherwise connected thereto, are lugs l and 5 projecting' upwardly from the tube and formed on the upper ends of the lugs 4 and 5 adjacent to the outer sides thereof are pivot knuckles 6, 6 respectively. Spanning the space between the lugs 4l and 5 and having the ends thereof secured to such lugs inwardly of the pivot knuckles 6 is :L supporting plate 8 or heating' plate. In the present instance, this plate embodies a sheet of metal 9 and a sheet of asbestos 10 placed in face to face contact with the lower side of the metal sheet 9 and treated with soda whereby disintegration of the asbestos sheet1 under the action of the heat, is prevented. The side and end edges of the metal sheet 9 are turned under and engage the respective side and end edges of the asbestos sheet 10 to hold the latter against the sheet 9, while the metal sheet is perforated as at` 11 to facilitate the passage of the heat through the metal sheet.

6 designates a bottomless hood having one end open and the'bottom edge of the other end formed with a pivot knuckle 7 alining with the knuckles 6 on the lug 5 and through these alining pivot knuckles is passed a pivot bolt 12. The hood 6 is adapted to overlie the heating plate S and may be swung away from the plate 8` to uncover the latter.

13 designates a handle member of a width correspondingv substantially to the width of the heating plate S and having one end formed with pivot knuckles let alining with the knuckle 6 on the lug 4L and passed through these alining pivot knuckles is a pivot bolt 10. This handle member 13 is preferably of skeleton construction as shown in Fig. 4: and is capable of swinging movement onto the metal sheet 9 of the plate 8 and to a positionsubstantially coextensive with the plate S whereby the device as an entirety may be carried and when the handle member lies upon the plate 8 the hood G overlies such handle member, thereby enabling the heater to be stored in a comparatively small place.

In practice, the valve 2 is opened and the gas issuing from the apertures in the tube 1 ignited and this burning gas heats the plate 8. The curling irons and other implement may now be placed upon the heating plate 8 below the hood G', the handle portions of such implement resting upon the handle member 13, of the heater. The hood G acts to confine the heat which is distributed by the plate S so that the implements thereon may be heated in a relatively short time and with a minimum consumption of gas. The salient feature about the plate 8 is that, regardless of the intensity of the heat of the flame underneath the plate, a uniform degree of heat, for the proper heating of the implements is maintained at all times. The handle member 13, supporting the handles of the implements, maintains the implements upon the heating plate and the implement handles out of the heat zone of the burner. The sheet of asbestos below the metal sheet 9 acts to distribute the heat evenly and uniformly to the metal sheet and prevent overheating of the metal sheet. If desired, the burner tube 1, may be equipped with depending legs one ofwhich is shown in Fig. 5 at 15, so that the heater may be supported in upright position upon a table or the like. Formed integral with the handle member 13, adjacent to the pivoted end thereof is a downwardly projecting stop lug 11, adapted to engage the adjacent lug 4l, when the handle is in open position so as to plate and away from said plate to horizontal position, and a stop lug'formed on said handle member and adapted to engage the adjacent plate carrying lug in the outward movement of said handle member to hold the latter in horizontal position.

In testimony whereof we affix our signa tures in presence of two witnesses.

ALoIs SGHERBER. GEORGE SCHERBER.

lVitnesses FRANK E. DOUBEK, MmosLov NovK.

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